great khan ' s attention turned to southeast asia once more in 128 ##1 . he had had mixed success : his va ##unt ##ed forces had finished off the last of the song in 127 ##9 but had again failed to take japan in 128 ##1 . that year , the mongol emperor sent another mission to pagan , demanding tribute yet again . the burmese king was to send his ten senior ministers accompanied by one thousand cavalry officers to the emperor ' s court . ( with champ ##a , the emperor summoned the king of champ ##a himself to beijing . ) at pagan , nara ##thi ##ha ##pate deliberate ##d with his court for an appropriate response but ultimately refused to submit .
great khan's attention turned to southeast asia once more in 1281. he had had mixed success : his vaunted forces had finished off the last of the song in 1279 but had again failed to take japan in 1281. that year, the mongol emperor sent another mission to pagan, demanding tribute yet again. the burmese king was to send his ten senior ministers accompanied by one thousand cavalry officers to the emperor's court. ( with champa, the emperor summoned the king of champa himself to beijing. ) at pagan, narathihapate deliberated with his court for an appropriate response but ultimately refused to submit.